Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: A: 3rd Stage: Steyr - Maria Neustift

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Starting from the historic city of Steyr, we begin our third stage at the Schönauer Bridge and cross the Enns to reach its east bank, where we then hike southwards along the Bergerweg lined with villas. At St. Ulrich, we see on the right the tower of the local parish church and then turn from Rahoferstraße into the beautiful beech forest. We cross a settlement and begin our rather strenuous mountain stage to the Schoiber inn. From this inn, located below the Damberg, the local mountain of Steyr, we enjoy a wonderful view down onto Steyr and follow signs over pleasant forest paths towards Schwarzberg. The forest repeatedly opens here, granting the pilgrim breathtaking views in all directions. We cross lush green clearings, walk through open beech forest, marvel at the large wind turbines of the Plattenberg, and finally enter the Kalkalpen National Park (Ennstal region) at Spadenberg. Here, on a ridge path lined on the left by beeches and on the right by spruces, we climb to the summit of Spadenberg at 1000 meters elevation and then steeply descend to a chapel with a rest area. We must muster our strength once again to overcome Geierkogel (886m), after which it becomes more comfortable, and we steadily descend to Maria Neustift.

Výchozí bod trasy

Steyr

Cílový bod trasy

Maria Neustift

Popis trasy Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: A: 3rd Stage: Steyr - Maria Neustift

The hike (06 and 04 path) starts in Steyr (310 m) at the town square, leads over Grünmarkt, over the Schönauer Bridge, upwards along the Enns on Bergerweg, to Isabellenhofweg, Bachweg, and on the 06 path directly eastwards to St. Ulrich (about 4 km to this point) and steeply upwards via the Schoiber mountain inn to Damberg (807 m, lookout tower with magnificent views of the pre-Alpine area around Steyr), downhill to Hertlerwiese (666 m), bypassing Schwarzberg on a forest road up to Willeitenberg (837 m), where we meet the pre-Alpine long-distance trail 04 (Salzburg Mariazellerweg). Now downhill to Wolfsgrub (695 m) and then over Plattenberg to Spadenberg, the highest point of the third stage (1,000 m). Along the ridge to Geierkogel (886 m) via Glasner Hut to Maria Neustift (613 m). From Steyr to the Schoiber mountain inn about 2 hours, another 3 hours to Plattenberg (Hinterplatten farmstead), from here another 3 hours to Maria Neustift (route guidance via Spadenberg).